Electric-wire connector.



E. MORE.

ELECTRIC WIRE CONNECTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED rms. 25. 190s.

922,309., PatentedMay 18,1909.

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earaiaroiririen FRED MORE, OF KINGSTON, NEW YORK.

ELECTRIGNJIRE CONNECTOR.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Application'led February 25, 1908. :Serial No. 417,645.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRED Morin, a citizen ol the United States, residing at Kingston, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented new and useful linprovernents in Electric-i/Vire Connectors, of which the following is a specification.

rlfhis invention relates to electric wire connectors, and the object oi' the invention is to produce a device of this character primarily intended for disposing of branch wires for connecting the cells of an electric battery chute to the main wires which are used for supplying track currents on electric automatic signaling devices, which is so' constructed and arranged as to entirely obviate the liability of short circuit from the wires of the cells contacting with each other or contacting with the walls of the chute, which is usually constructed of cast iron.

Another object of the invention is to provide an electric wire connector for battery cells, which will dispense with the necessity of splicing the wire connections and with the usual binding posts employed upon the zines the cells contain.

A still further ob] ect of the invention is to secure the wires stationary to the battery chute elevator, with a connector by means of a threaded element.

/Vith these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction of electric wire connectors hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is side elevation of a batter;T chute elevator, illustrating a series of cells connected with the main wires by my improvement. Fig, 2 is an enlarged partial elevation of one of the arms of the elevator illustrating the application of my invention. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. Ll is a detail perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 5 is a similar view of a slight modiiication.

ln the drawings the numeral l designates a battery chute elevator, Ahaving a series of compartments provided vth floors 2. rllhe elevator employed in the present construction is constructed of wood or some other suitable non-conducting material, and the top ol' the elevator is provided with a suitable eye 3, by which the device is attached to a flexible element whereby it may be ele- I vated or lowered within a well if desired. The depending wolls or arms i of the elevator preferably three in number, so as to provide an opening in one of the faces of the device, whereby a series of cells 5, may readily positioned upon the floors of the structure. The rear wall i may be ci any suitable thickness, but the side walls are composed of comparatively thin strips centhe structure. The top oi the structure is provided with openings adjacent one of the sidesot side walls of the structure, and these openings are adapted for the reception of main wires 6, adapted for the conducting of electricity to the signals,

Positioned upon the side walls 4, and in line with the vertically extending wires 6 are a series of' connectors 7. These connectors comprise a bodyr portion 3, having an 'Leshaped cut av portion 9, and, an eX- tending portion.

This extending portion l0 is provided with longitudinal opening or bore extending the entire length of the proiection and communicating with the inner lacc ol the connector to which the projection l0 is attached. The projection l() is also provided with a vertical opening ll extending vertically through the projection and connnunicating with the longitudinal opening. il threaded aperture l2 is provided upon one face of the extension, and adapted to extend transversely thereto and communicate with the vertical an d transverse openings of the extension 10. rThe inner face of the ifshaped cut portion 9 is provided, adjacent the point of meeting of the E shapcd arms or walls, with a vertical charm el 13, and the body portion of the connector is also provided with opei'iings adapted for the reception oi suitable elements, by which the connector may be securedv upon the side arms i of the chute. T he main wires 6, are adapted to be provided with a suitable insulation., but at their point ol1 contact with the connectors 3, this insulation is removed so 'that the wire will have free contact with the connector and be securely retained within the vertical channel 13 by the threaded retaining elements la, which are adapted to secure the connector' to the chute. Filhen the wires 6 are positioned upon the connectors, the wires of the cells are inserted either within the vertical or transverse opening trally positioned upon the top and floors olprovided within the extension 10 of the connector, and are secured in positive connection by a suitable thumb screw 15, engaging the transverse threaded aperture and the wires of the cells.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a sli htly modiiied form of connectors. In this gure the inner face of the body portion 16 is provided with a vertical channel 17, adapted for the reception of the main wire, the body,

is also provided with suitable openings, adapted for the reception of securing elements by which it is attached and with an enlarged portion 18, provided with a vertical opening 19 adapted for the reception of the wires, and a transverse threaded opening 20, adapted for the reception of a suitable thumb screw whereby the wire is securely retained in contact with the connector.

From the above description it will be noted that I have provided a simple, cheap and e'ective device for connecting electric cells with main wires, one which entirely obviates the liability of short circuiting by contacting with the iron walls of any ordinary battery chute.

Havinor thus fully described the invention what is c aimed as new is:

1. An electric connector provided with right angular Walls, the inner face of one of the Walls bein provided with a channel andhaving suitab e openings for retaining elements, the o posite wall having an extension provided wit intersecting angular openings, one face of the projection'being provided with a threaded opening connecting with the right angular openings at their point of intersection, and a threaded element for theV threaded opening.

2. A connector having a channel, an enlargement upon the connector, the enlargement being provided with openings upon its- 

